document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=897045>Question 897045</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I don't know how to use the quadratic formula to solve this problem\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x^2=7x-3 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "2x^2 -7x +3 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the quadratic formula is x = (-b +or- square root (b^2 -4ac))/ 2a and standard form for quadratic is ax^2 +bx +c = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "now we can solve our equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = (7 + square root(7^2 -4*2*3))/(2*2) =  8.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = (7 - square root(7^2 -4*2*3))/(2*2) =  5.75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "therefore x = 8.25 or 5.75<BR>\n" );
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